News Inaugural ETA Alumni Symposium Reveals the Intricacies of Buying and Building a Business Brian O’Connor, an assistant professor at Booth and founder of NextGen Growth Partners, along with the Polsky Center hosted the first-ever Alumni ETA Symposium on April 12.
Page Entrepreneurs-in-Residence The Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) program is open to current students and alumni and provides mentorship and coaching to University of Chicago students. Successful Chicago-based entrepreneurs are available to meet throughout the...
Program Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Private Equity Council Members The Booth Polsky Private Equity Council is comprised of some of the world’s leading private equity investors who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center’s Svider Private Equity...
News AI, Life Sciences, Quantum Tech to Get Boost as Part of the Compass Accelerator’s Latest Cohort The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce that six teams have been selected for the latest cohort of Compass, a deep tech accelerator program for University...
Page Polsky Council The Polsky Council comprises many of the country’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and private equity investors, who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center. Eric Belcher, MBA ’95...
Program ETA Advisory Committee Comprised of leading operators, investors, and academics in the ETA space, the Polsky Center ETA Advisory Committee is instrumental in providing guidance to the growth and impact of our ETA...
News 24 Startups Accepted into the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 24 startups accepted into the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all...
News Alumni New Venture Challenge Selects 25 Startups for 2022 Contest The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 startups accepted into the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all University of...
News 20 Startups Accepted into Phase II of the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 20 startups accepted into the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all University of...
News Polsky Center Launches Podcast to Mark 25 Years of The New Venture Challenge: “It’s Really Magical.” Startups weren’t so sexy 25 years ago. It was pre-Google, pre-dot-com bubble, pre-unicorn. The University of Chicago’s business school, renowned for finance, didn’t offer an entrepreneurship concentration. Steven Kaplan, a...
Program Build and Launch Summer Accelerators The Polsky Center Build and Launch accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively on their businesses over the summer.
